1. The pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
   "The hunter's tracking of the deer led deep into the forest";
   - trailing
    
2. The act of following something by electronic or technological means
   "Tracking of wildlife using radio collars"; "GPS tracking of vehicles"
    
3. The alignment of a vehicle's wheels and their parallel movement
   "Poor tracking causes uneven tire wear"
    
4. [US] Putting pupils into groups of similar ability to be taught together
   "The school implemented tracking in mathematics";
   - streaming [Brit]

1. Observe or plot the moving path of something
   "track a missile"
    
2. Go after with the intent to catch
   "The policeman tracked the mugger down the alley";
   - chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, go after, chase down
    
3. Travel across or pass over
   "The caravan tracked almost 100 miles each day";
   - traverse, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
    
4. Make tracks upon
   "The hikers tracked mud into the cabin"
    
5. Carry on the feet and deposit
   "track mud into the house"
    
6. [N. Amer] Assign students to different groups according to perceived ability
   "The school decided to stop tracking students in maths classes";
   - stream [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: trackings

Type of: bring in, chase, create, follow, introduce, make, observe, pass, pursual, pursue, pursuit

Encyclopedia: Tracking, telemetry, and control